This post is for Movie Rob’s September 2024 Genre Grandeur of Sisters. I actually chose the month’s theme, and want to express my thanks to Rob for allowing me to do so! I really was looking for a way to do a post about a nearly forgotten TV show called The House of Eliott. Created ..read more

Hello fellow fans of Grace Kelly! After being absent since 2019 (the year Grace would have been 90!), The Wonderful Grace Kelly Blogathon is returning for its sixth iteration to celebrate Grace at 95! Ginnie of The Wonderful World of Cinema created something amazing to honor Grace and she has serenely asked me to return ..read more

In the past, I have not been shy to express my obsession with the Australian teen tv show H2O Just Add Water (2006-2010). My all time favorite show from my middle school years, the show has a special place in my heart.H2O didn’t come to America until March 2008, when I was 11 1/2, and ..read more

Summerland is an almost forgotten 2000s WB teen show. Airing from 2004-2005 for 2 seasons, the show was one of the final projects for Aaron Spelling before his death. Lori Loughlin co- created Summerland along with Stephen Tolkin, and is the leading lady. The show has a mix of Full House elements, as Lori goes ..read more

For The Second Annual Bing and Bob Blogathon hosted by Hoofers and Honeys, I decided to write about the complex, surprising relationship of Bing Crosby and his twice co-star Grace Kelly. The story of Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly is an unexpected relationship. I always have read various snippets that Bing wanted to marry Grace, so imagine my shock when I read in the gorgeous coffee table book Grace Kelly Hollywood Dream Girl, that Bing did not want to co-star with Grace in their first movie, The Country Girl, as he did not believe she could carry the role. That sent me on a quest to read up abo ..read more

This entry is written for MovieRob’s May 2024 Genre Grandeur of Sword Fights! Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest is a 2006 Disney live action movie directed by Gore Verbinski, and is based on the original ride in Disneyland: Pirates of the Caribbean. It is the second installment of five, and is the original sequel. Johnny Depp returns as Captain Jack Sparrow who is caught in a dilemma with Davy Jones (Bill Nighy). Years ago, Jones resurrected Jack’s beloved Black Pearl from the depths of the ocean, but at a cost which Jack has yet to repay, which is either serve aboard Jones’s sh ..read more

While most of us know Robert Carlyle from either Trainspotting (1996), The Full Monty (1997), or perhaps, the ABC TV show Once Upon a Time (2011-2018), his first breakout on screen was a little Scottish TV show called Hamish Macbeth that aired on BBC from 1995-1997. It took me years to jump on board with it, but after doing so, it jumped to be in my top 10 personal favorite TV shows of all time. Robert Carlyle did guest star appearances on TV shows in the early/ mid 90’s, such as Cracker, and he would go on to have 3 other TV shows after Hamish (as of 2024) as a main character: Stargate Unive ..read more

This entry is for the 6th Golden Boy Blogathon hosted by Ginnie from The Wonderful World of Cinema and yours truly! In 1950, Mr. William Holden just became a superstar with his breakout role as Joe Gillis in Billy Wilder’s Sunset Blvd. One would think a slew of immediate hits would follow, but they actually slowly trickled in, and Bill didn’t receive his next major movie until reuniting with Wilder for his Oscar winning role in 1953’s Stalag 17. During that three year period, Bill did have steady work and even one hit with 1950’s Born Yesterday (which got Oscar noms including best picture and ..read more

HELLO ALL AND WELCOME! Welcome to the place to celebrate Mr. William Franklin Beedle Jr (aka Holden!) and all his glory as a performer. I, Emily of the Blog The Flapper Dame will be your host for day 1, April 16 and my fabulous co-host and genius creator of the Blogathon, Ginnie of The Wonderful World of Cinema will be your host tomorrow on April 17 (Bill’s actual birthday!). Just leave your post in comments, sit back, relax and enjoy the 2 days that we honor Hollywood’s Golden Boy. Today’s Entries: Whimsically Classic takes a stroll down Sunset Blvd (1950), Bill’s second breakout hit after 1 ..read more

This post was written for The Second Master of Suspense Blogathon hosted by Classic TV and Film When watching movies these days, there are many options: phone, laptop, tablet, TV screen. TV screen is probably my most common method, but the best method is still the old fashioned way: Movie theater setting on a big screen. Thanks to living in the Chicagoland area, I have opportunities to see films on the big screen from a few different places. My personal preference is the Pickwick theater in Park Ridge, IL, and thanks to Fathom events, movies will screen straight at the local movie theater abo ..read more